Past of Shadows by Colleen Connally

Author:Colleen Connally [Connally, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00

Fire of Asmeodai

Alric lay upon the hill overlooking Tuhinga o Mua. He thought for a great time until he noticed the darkness giving way to a faint light. The view was quite disquieting.

The village still looked peaceful and serene, green and flourishing. Yet, the last wheat crop had failed. Never had that had happened since the formation of the settlement.

A bad omen.

The world around him was collapsing. He felt it. There was nothing he could do. They all were trapped. How long can we hold out in this sanctuary before Asmeodai finds us now?

“Do not lose heart, Ser Alric.”

He had not heard her approach, forgetting that elves can walk without sound or footfall. Turning, he faced the lovely Bae.

Over the last week, he had reprimanded himself greatly for his embarrassing response at their introduction. Yet, he found himself again at a loss of words. I am not a foolish youngling.

She proved otherwise. She smiled.

Reaching out, she took his hand in hers.

He withdrew it. “My lady, I think not.”

“Come, Ser Alric,” Bae said. “We do not have time for the game men play. You feel it. As do I.”

“Don’t press me, my lady.” Alric took a step back. “There is no time for an affair of the heart.”

“Time is endless to a heart,” she whispered. “But I will forestall what is inevitable. There is a need that cannot wait.”

He looked at her. Bae was nothing like her sister. Sae had been serious and reserved. This elfin was light and airy as if she hadn’t a worry in the world. Granted, the ground beneath her bare feet grew green at her touch.

She glanced behind him. “Your worry should not be for the crops. Another will not fail…at least for the time being.”

“Tell me, what then should it be?”

“Through my sister, I have known you,” Bae said. “I know you to have courage, Ser Alric. Courage it will take for what lies ahead.”

“How would you know what your sister thought of me?” Alric asked, giving little credence to her words.

She smiled once more. “Upon Sae’s return, her thoughts and mine were one.”

“Then you would know how dire our circumstances are?”

Lowering her gaze, she nodded. “I have seen.”

“And you came.”

“Yes,” she answered. “You intrigued me, Ser Alric, but I came because my sister asked.”

“Sae is a good person. I’m sure your older sister will be…”

“Older? Than I?” she laughed. “But you are wrong. It is I that is older than she.”

“But…”

“There is much you do not know of us elves,” she said. Walking in front of him, Bae stared over Tuhinga o Mua. “It is not necessary for you to, only that you are correct. Sae is good, much more so than I.”

“Tell me what I do need to know,” he demanded. “I’m tired of not knowing what I face.”

Nodding, she turned back to him. “You are right. It is time.”

She reached out and touched him.

* * * *

Alric had become use to transporting, but he was not prepared for the destination. Bae had taken him to a place he had never been.

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